Lead Architect
UK
The median Lead Architect salary in the UK is £79,932 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 528 | 694 | 779 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +166 | +85 | -208 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Architect | 405 | 283 | 483 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.41% | 0.27% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.30% | 0.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 267 | 177 | 309 |
| 10th Percentile | £63,117 | £70,300 | £56,099 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,125 | £77,500 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £79,932 | £92,169 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.28% | +2.41% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,875 | £115,000 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £136,750 | £132,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £79,842 | £90,000 | £76,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.29% | +18.03% | +1.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 92,756 | 95,826 | 148,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.61% | 91.56% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,592 | 60,202 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Lead Architect
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Architect
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Architect.
Lead Architect
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Architect over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Lead Architect
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +172 | 342 | £79,966 | -13.24% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +189 | 307 | £79,842 | -11.29% | 20 |
| Work from Home | +158 | 205 | £79,842 | -13.37% | 25 |
| North of England | +131 | 121 | £79,932 | -15.86% | 8 |
| London | +64 | 79 | £110,000 | +10.00% | 30 |
| Midlands | +47 | 55 | £78,126 | -2.34% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +128 | 53 | £79,932 | -20.07% | 3 |
| North West | +39 | 48 | £79,842 | -11.29% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 45 | £78,126 | +0.81% | 4 |
| South East | +41 | 44 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 2 |
| South West | +27 | 38 | £96,250 | +37.88% | 3 |
| Scotland | -48 | 27 | £79,000 | -14.29% | |
| North East | +16 | 20 | £79,932 | -18.02% | 1 |
| Wales | +26 | 15 | £67,500 | +7.58% | |
| East Midlands | -8 | 9 | £66,250 | -17.19% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | - | - | |
| East of England | +10 | 3 | £100,000 | +5.26% | 2 |
Lead Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Lead Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Lead Architect in the job title.
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Lead Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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